Blogs & Resources
ACOEL members contribute regularly to the ACOEL Blog, writing on topics of current interest in their respective fields. Recently-published blogs are featured below, or you can search the ACOEL blog archive using the search feature.
Current Blogs
EPA Designates PFAS as Hazardous Substances; EPA Is More Confident Than I Am that the Sky Isn’t Falling
April 24, 2024Posted on April 24, 2024 by Seth Jaffe Last Friday, EPA formally designated perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) – including their salts and structural isomers! – as hazardous substances under CERCLA. I cannot really quarrel with the underlying decision to list PFOA and PFOS. Given the developing...
Tony Bennett may have left his heart in San Francisco but the City’s appeal of its NPDES permit is on its way to the United States Supreme Court
April 18, 2024Posted on April 18, 2024 by Jeff Porter DOJ and EPA have submitted their brief arguing that the Supreme Court should leave alone a split Ninth Circuit decision upholding a NPDES permit condition prohibiting the permittees, the City and County of San Francisco, from “causing or contributing” to any...
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Environmental Review for Genetically Engineered Crops
November 11, 2009Posted on November 11, 2009 by Andrew Brown For some genetically engineered (GE) crops, the fields may be quiet, but the courtrooms have been busy. On October 22, Monsanto, Forage Genetics...
EPA Tries to Silence Employees Who (Weakly) Criticize Cap-And-Trade
November 11, 2009Posted on November 11, 2009 by Rodney Brown, Jr. Obama’s EPA finds itself embroiled in a controversy that recalls the Bush Administration: trying to control what the agency’s employees can say...
Another Corner Heard From: Portland (Oregon) Releases a New Climate Action Plan
November 4, 2009Posted on November 4, 2009 by Seth Jaffe Last week, the City of Portland, Oregon (together with Multnomah County) released an updated Climate Action Plan. The Plan presents a number of aggressive goals and targets,...
PCB-Containing Caulk: How Old Is Your Building?
November 3, 2009Posted on November 3, 2009 by Linda Bochert The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found evidence that buildings constructed or renovated between 1950 and 1978 may have PCBs at high levels in...
PROPOSED LONGLEAF FACILITY KEEPS MOVING FORWARD
November 2, 2009Posted on November 2, 2009 by Patricia Barmeyer Over persistent objections from the Sierra Club and a local environmental group, LS Power’s proposed new coal-fired power plant in southwest Georgia continues...
Applying Clean Air Act Permit Requirements to Stationary Sources of Greenhouse Gases
October 27, 2009Posted on October 27, 2009 by Chester Babst I. Introduction On September 15, 2009, EPA announced a proposed rule to regulate greenhouse gases (“GHG”) from light-duty vehicles. EPA estimates that the...
Connecticut v. AEP Decision Supports Public Nuisance Actions Aimed at GHGs
October 23, 2009Posted on October 23, 2009 by Gregory Sharp In Connecticut v. AEP, the Second Circuit upheld the right of state and municipal governments and private land preservation groups to pursue public nuisance...
TWO NEW GHG NUISANCE CASES GO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS
October 20, 2009Posted on October 20, 2009 by Robert Wyman Following on last month’s Second Circuit decision in Connecticut v. AEP, two recent climate change decisions show that the federal courts continue to grapple...
Essential Ingredients For Risk Transfer on Display in N.J.
October 15, 2009Posted on October 15, 2009 by George von Stamwitz Last month, Missouri based Environmental Liability Transfer (ELT) purchased a heavily contaminated site from Asarco in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Due to bankruptcy...
ACOEL PRESS RELEASES
ACOEL ANNOUNCES NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS & REGENTS
October 17, 2023October 17, 2023For Immediate ReleaseContact: admin@acoel.org (Washington, DC): The American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) is proud to announce...
ACOEL Announces Newly-Elected Fellows for 2023
July 27, 2023July 27, 2023For Immediate ReleaseContact: admin@acoel.org (Washington, DC): The American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) is proud to welcome...